HB 422 - AS INTRODUCED
2001 SESSION
01/09
HOUSE BILL 422
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the prevention of unintended pregnancies.
SPONSORS: Rep. M. Fuller Clark, Rock 36; Rep. Norelli, Rock 31; Rep. Leishman, Hills 13; Rep. Millham, Belk 4; Rep. Dokmo, Hills 14; Sen. Wheeler, Dist 21; Sen. McCarley, Dist 6; Sen. Fernald, Dist 11; Sen. Cohen, Dist 24; Sen. Larsen, Dist 15
COMMITTEE: Children and Family Law
This bill establishes a committee to study the prevention of unintended pregnancies.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
01-1008
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One
AN ACT establishing a committee to study the prevention of unintended pregnancies.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a committee to study the prevention of unintended pregnancies.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be as follows:
(a) Five members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house.
(b) Five members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the prevention of unintended pregnancies. The committee's study shall include, but not be limited to:
I. Comprehensive sexuality education, including abstinence.
II. Expanded access to and availability of family planning activities.
III. Access to and availability of emergency contraception.
IV. Access to and availability of mifepristone.
V. Available options in school health programs.
VI. Available options in community health centers.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named house member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Six members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2001.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.